Vegan Pharmacies in Italy

Pharmacy medicine is not always vegan! In fact, most of the salves, creams, antibiotics and all vaccines are all made with animals or animal by-products. Many of the capsules are made with gelatin. And many more of the medicines can contain lactose, which they use as a stabilizer. This can be challenging to figure out […]


Traditional Italian Spices

Ciao a tutti! After reviewing traditional Italian herbs, it’s time for spices! We have a basic list of the most commonly used spices in the Italian kitchen. Italy, in generally, is rather limited on the use of spices, being a country where the cuisine is more herb-oriented. Many spices vary from region to region. Spicier […]


Vegan Festivals in Italy 2015!

Ciao a tutti! Looking for another great year of vegan festivals in Italy? If you missed some of the earlier vegan fests in Italy this year, no worries. There are still others that will be going on during the summer! VeganFest 2015 this year is currently being organized. Anticipated dates will be 14/15 September and […]


Intervista con Agriturismo Vegan Il Borgo di Tara

Ciao a tutti!! Oggi pubblichiamo l’intervista ai ragazzi di Agriturismo Vegan Il Borgo Di Tara a Borgo Val di Taro, in Emilia-Romagna. Prossimamente pubblicheremo l’intervista tradotta in Inglese! Interview in English coming soon! Stay tuned! Come avete iniziato questo progetto? Come molti “cittadini” abbiamo pensato ad un cambio di vita e come vegan ad un […]


Vegan options at bars

Ciao a tutti! A bar in Italy is a place where you can grab a coffee, croissant and sometimes a sandwich or a meal. Some bars will have some take-away food and others will not. They vary in size, price and what they offer and are usually open orario non-stop, meaning they do not close […]